®Planning appeal decision
Holiday Accommodation At The Mearse , Evesham Road, Upper Moor, PERSHORE, Worcestershire, WR10 2JR
change of use of holiday lets to create single residential dwelling and erection of link between existing buildings
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bromley N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would result in an unacceptable loss of rural employment
- whether or not the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The absence of a completed Section 106 legal agreement to secure the required affordable housing contribution meant the proposal failed to make adequate provision for affordable housing contrary to Policy SWDP 15, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the scheme under the tilted balance.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery and support for the rural community were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm arising from the failure to make a policy-compliant financial contribution to affordable housing.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SWDP 12B, Policy SWDP 15
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.